French Healthcare Payments Processor Breaches Affect Half of Population

[rbc]

France’s data protection agency CNIL is investigating massive data breaches at two companies that manage third-party healthcare payments, warning that more than 33 million people may be affected.

A notice from CNIL said two French service providers — Viamedis and Almerys — were targeted in a cyberattack that puts almost half of the French population at risk.

The agency said the two companies manage third-party payments for the medical insurance industry and warned that the exposed data includes marital status, date of birth and social security number, the name of the health insurer and family members.
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French Healthcare Payments Processor Breaches Affect Half of Population